Abdulwahid Al Rostamani Group signs MoU with Jood to scale community impact in Dubai
Abdulwahid Al Rostamani Group and Dubai’s Jood sign MoU to scale community impact in Dubai, focusing on youth, women, sustainability and community infrastructure.
Abdulwahid Al Rostamani Group has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Dubai Foundation for Social Contributions, known as Jood, to deepen and organise community impact across Dubai. The agreement commits both parties to collaborate on initiatives aligned with the Dubai Social Agenda 33 and to link private sector contributions with sustainable projects. The partnership brings together Jood’s convening role in coordinating community contributions and the group’s resources and corporate social responsibility capabilities. Together they aim to support measurable and enduring benefits for communities across the emirate.
MoU with Jood to advance Dubai Social Agenda 33
The memorandum formalises a shared commitment to contribute toward the targets set by Dubai Social Agenda 33. Under the agreement, Abdulwahid Al Rostamani Group and Jood will develop coordinated programs that map to the agenda’s social priorities. The partners signalled an intent to create a more integrated model for contributions that channels funding and expertise into projects with demonstrable social returns. This alignment is intended to improve transparency, effectiveness and long-term sustainability of philanthropic efforts in Dubai.
Joint initiatives across five priority areas
Both organisations have identified five core areas for collaboration: youth development and employment, economic empowerment of women, community wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and community infrastructure support. Planned workstreams will include pilot models and innovative contribution methods to test scalable solutions in those areas. The focus on youth and employment aims to boost skills and job opportunities for younger residents, while women’s economic empowerment initiatives will target income generation and entrepreneurship. Sustainability and infrastructure projects will seek to combine environmental responsibility with improved quality of life in local neighbourhoods.
Complementary roles and resource commitments
Jood will leverage its mandate to organise and enable community contributions, matching projects with appropriate donors and ensuring alignment with public priorities. Abdulwahid Al Rostamani Group will contribute financial resources, technical expertise and operational capacity from its corporate social responsibility programmes. The partnership is designed so that each party’s strengths reinforce the other: Jood’s coordination and governance mechanisms paired with the group’s capacity to implement and scale interventions. Both sides emphasised the need for an integrated approach that reduces duplication and maximises community outcomes.
Leadership perspectives and strategic intent
Marwan Rashid Bin Hashim, chief executive of Jood, said the collaboration reflects the importance of coordinated action between government entities, private sector actors and community members to achieve sustainable social impact. He noted that combining forces enables a shared goal to be pursued more effectively than isolated efforts. Huda Abdulwahid Al Rostamani, board member and group CEO, reiterated the company’s long-standing belief in creating impact beyond business operations and pledged continued investment in social development. Their statements framed the MoU as a step toward a more connected ecosystem for philanthropy and social contribution in the UAE.
Measurement, outcomes and accountability
The partners have emphasised that the MoU is intended to produce measurable and sustainable results rather than one-off donations. Plans include developing indicators and reporting mechanisms to track improvements in employment, women’s economic participation, community wellbeing metrics, environmental performance and infrastructure outcomes. By linking contributions to specific initiatives and projects, Jood and Abdulwahid Al Rostamani Group expect to demonstrate clear cause-and-effect between investment and social benefit. Accountability and transparency were cited as central to building public trust and encouraging further private sector participation.
Implementation approach and next steps
In the coming months the two organisations will work to design pilot programmes and frameworks for scaling successful models across Dubai. The agreement foresees joint exploration of innovative contribution channels and experimental models that can be tested and refined. Both parties intend to prioritise initiatives that can deliver replicable results and align with national and local development priorities. Implementation will be phased, with monitoring and evaluation embedded from the outset to inform adjustments and expansion.
The partnership between Abdulwahid Al Rostamani Group and Jood is positioned as a practical step toward strengthening Dubai’s social contribution ecosystem and supporting the emirate’s broader development goals.
